WLP566 in a cider?

[dcbeerboy]

Anyone tried this saison yeast in a cider? it dried out a saison down to 1.000 in about a week, but a high amount of that beer was sucrose.

Anyone try a saison yeast in a cider? thoughts?

 

[daugenet]

I havent heard of anyone doing it but the notes i read online make it sound like it would be one to try out!

 

[dcbeerboy]

i've got a ton of slurry, so i feel like maybe i should.

 

[CvilleKevin]

I've used the 565 on a few one gal batches, it ferments very fast and very dry, takes about 6 months to mellow. Folks who like it real dry liked this one, but overall it didnt get much love from my friends. I thought it was OK but not good enough to be worth making a keg batch, YMMV with the 566.

OTOH - a fresh cake in the hand .....

 

[dcbeerboy]

would you crash it at 1.010 so it doesn't dry WAY out? would you ferment at higher temps like a saison?

 

[dcbeerboy]

also, i used montrechet in my one cider last year. i put in 2# of brown sugar into that one. it came out really well (for my tastes). wondering about adding the sugar to this, since it will probably dry out really quick anyway.